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City fund-raising to get matching grant to fix up Sankey Park
Sean C. Morgan To meet a grant matching requirement, city officials are conducting a month-long fund-raising campaign to…
Water rate hike on table for next year’s budget
Sean C. Morgan As city officials prepare the budget for 2019-20, they plan to include an incremental increase…
Sister: Local homeless man died after he was found with hypothermia
Sean C. Morgan A 55-year-old Sweet Home homeless man, who was found earlier this month suffering from hypothermia,…
Arts supporters ask district for elementary music
Scott Swanson A group of educators and local citizens is asking the Sweet Home School Board to restore…
East Linn Christian Academy First Semester Honor Roll
Following are students named to the First Semester Honor Roll at East Linn Christian Academy, as announced by…
Planners approve Strawberry Ridge cul-de-sac subdivision
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission, during its regular meeting on Feb. 19, approved an eight-lot…
SH suspect arrested after police chase
A Sweet Home man was arrested in Albany early Wednesday morning, Feb. 20, after a pursuit in an…
Sweet Home’s Bonnie Neal, 76, still a ‘truck-drivin’ woman’
Sarah Brown A song vocalized by Norma Jean in 1968 begins “A little boy is what my daddy…
Slow snowy Monday in SH
Sean C. Morgan The snow finally stuck in Sweet Home early Monday morning, after a series of close…
Early morning pursuit, crash end in DUI arrest
Police arrested a 48-year-old man early Tuesday, Feb. 12, following a brief pursuit. At approximately 4:31 a.m., a…
‘Importance of Being Earnest’ to be staged at high school
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School students will present the Oscar Wilde play “The Importance of Being…
SHARC Showdown invites talent for April show
The Sweet Home Oregon Coalition for Artistic and Scholastic Enrichment will present the SHARC Showdown talent in April,…
Schools officials ask city to ease charges for water
Sean C. Morgan In response to a proposal from the Sweet Home School District to waive water fees…
Suspect leads 50-mile police pursuit through SH
A new arrival to Lebanon is in custody in Linn County Jail after leading Sheriff’s deputies on a…
Construction work continues steadily at new City Hall
Sean C. Morgan The exterior of the new City Hall, in the Midway area of Sweet Home along…
Council OKs effort to procure $243,000 grant for Sankey Park
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved plans to pursue a $243,000 grant from…
New group running mud event
Sean C. Morgan While the Santiam Four-Wheel Drive Association is not running its Mud Fest this year, an…
New officer Brian Prather latest to come back to Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Brian Prather is the newest addition to the Sweet Home Police Department and the latest in…
Local man arrested for drunken driving
Police arrested a 42-year-old man for drunken driving following a single-vehicle crash in the Foster area on the…
Electrocution kills local man
A 47-year-old Sweet Home man died after he was electrocuted Monday morning, Feb. 18, while working at his…
Homeless shelter at Fir Lawn offering help to needy on cold nights
Sean C. Morgan A group of volunteers, called ONE SHELTeR – Sweet Home Emergency Low Temperature Refuge, are…